Many patent applications and patents are lost before the EPO, either before Opposition Divisions or before Appeal due to incorrect original drafting, and added subject matter is a recurrent problem. Learn advanced drafting techniques for successful EPO patent applications.
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£100 / €140 / $156
Focus on the drafting skills and legal and commercial issues to be considered when drawing up international IP agreements
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Clarity in drafting patent applications has always been a serious issue. The purpose of the seminar is to teach delegates the essentials of clarity, and the most effective use of the problem/solution-approach, giving delegates an edge over other parties.
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Understanding the background, defining terms and objectives; fundamentals of FTO search scope, methods for searching for claimed features, using basic legal status tools to assist valuation, and understanding and reporting the results from an FTO perspective.
How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Combined EU/US Patent Applications. This seminar addresses the parallel, but substantially different, rules for drafting and prosecuting patents required by the Examiners and Appeal Boards of the EPO and USPTO.
This intensive one-day course will give you many insights into the best practice of organising and conducting an efficient and thorough IP due diligence project.
NEW COURSE
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An intensive update on patent protection for software-related inventions covering all the major developments in European patent law in particular GUI inventions and ‘mixed’ inventions with both patentable and non-patentable subject matter
18 Sep 2019
Also on: 5 Mar 2020
A new comprehensive and practical two day seminar covering Patentability and State-of-the-art Searching
A step by step practical guide to Strategic IP Planning
This seminar combines one day of claim drafting fundamentals with a further day of focused workshops.
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£200 / €280 / $312
This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of patent claim interpretation in the USA, UK and Germany.
US Patent Practice, What all European patent attorneys need to know. A 2-day highly interactive seminar
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£200 / €280 / $312